26.10.10.  Apply the knowledge from books into reality  Opportunity to learn day-to-day tasks when running a survey  Opportunity to feel what it means.

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Presentation on theme: "26.10.10.  Apply the knowledge from books into reality  Opportunity to learn day-to-day tasks when running a survey  Opportunity to feel what it means."— Presentation transcript:

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 Apply the knowledge from books into reality  Opportunity to learn day-to-day tasks when running a survey  Opportunity to feel what it means to work on a survey

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 Survey Skills Programme - 1 seminar day field days  Working at Survey Organization - 10 (+0-3) days of placement on a survey related task at ISER or another respectful organization

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 One seminar day in London: - Morning session on practical aspects of data collection - Afternoon session on a specific survey, discussing its design and related challenges

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 Follow-up training: - In the end of the seminar you will be asked your preference on further training - Interviewer shadowing (recommended) - Attending interviewer training - Many other opportunities

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 £20 per day for UK-registered student to attend London seminar  Travel costs for a train to London  Possibility of waving the seminar fees and travel reimbursement  Submit the form immediately after registration  If financial support is refused: let me know

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 Make it clear you are requesting £20 fees waver  To estimate travel costs:

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 Every student is allocated to ISER (or another survey organization) for 10 (+0-3) days  Each student is assigned a different tailored to his / her interests task

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 To gain experience and feel of real work  To have additional bullet points on your resume (task, survey organization, skills, report or possibly a working paper)  To have something interesting to talk about during your job interview  Potential reference from your supervisor

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 10 full time working days  plus 0-3 depending on the number of days spent in further Survey Skills Training  i.e. if (in addition to London seminar) you shadowed an interviewer one day and attended interviewer debriefing another day, then 13-2=11 days for placement at a survey organization

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 2 full time weeks (+ 0-3 days) placement at ISER: between 28 th of March and 13 th of May  If working part time: possibility of one day a week during spring semester (between January 17 and April 22)  Preferences?

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 Assignment will take into account preference of a student to the extent possible  The projects available are all from ISER and on Understanding Society survey  Pick three most preferred

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 Survey Skills Scheme - participation in the Survey Skills Scheme activities (5%) - diary reflections for each day  Placement - placement supervisor evaluation (10%); - a written placement diary reflecting on the application of theoretical knowledge learned during the classes to the practical situations (60%); - a presentation to staff and other students at the beginning of the summer term (25%);

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 Write each day as if an to a friend  Important points to note: - what you have learned - what knowledge from books did you apply - what is different between practice and books - not descriptive!!! - should have 14 days described (including one London day)  Deadline: May